The request to establish MEGR 3233, 3234, 3242, 3243, 3451 and 3452

Date: May 19, 2011
To: College of Engineering
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: December 14, 2010
Implementation Date: 2011

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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MEGR 3233. Introduction to Biomaterials. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3161 with a grade of C or above. An introduction to biomaterials science and engineering, focusing on traditional classes of materials used for biomedical applications (i.e., metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites). (Technical Elective)

MEGR 3234. Introduction to Biodynamics. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 2144 and MEGR 3121, both with a grade of C or above. This course will introduce dynamic analysis of the human musculoskeletal system. Students will learn to develop lumped mass, planar rigid body and 3‐D rigid body models of human movement, and to learn to calculate internal forces in muscles and joints during daily and sports activities. (Technical Elective)

MEGR 3242. Applied Vehicle Aerodynamics. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 2240, MEGR 3111, and MEGR 3114, all with a grade of C or above. Flow of air around streamlined and bluff bodies, aerodynamic forces, understanding flow separation and reattachments, aerodynamic tools, introduction to computational fluid dynamics, use of commercial CFD packages to solve fluid flow problems, computer simulation and analysis of flow around bluff bodies and road vehicles including racecars.(Technical Elective)

MEGR 3243. Automotive Powertrain Laboratory. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3111 with a grade of C or above. Applications of test equipment, instrumentation, and data acquisition as applied to the powertrain. Includes ten one-hour labs and a racing engine team tour.(Technical Elective)

MEGR 3451. Stationary Power Plant Systems. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3112, MEGR 3114, and MEGR 3116, all with a grade of C or above. Thermodynamics and heat transfer applied to the analysis and design of stationary power plant systems. (Technical Elective)

MEGR 3452. Introduction to Nuclear Engineering. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3112, MEGR 3114, and MEGR 3116, all with a grade of C or above. An introduction to the science and technology of nuclear engineering as applied to power plant operation and design. (Technical Elective)